City Directories and History: BURCKMEYER-MUCKENFUSS HOUSE; Constructed before 1812; altered circa 1845, circa 1880
“When the prosperous butcher John Burckmeyer died in 1812, he left this house and lot to his daughter, Elizabeth. She sold the property in 1845 to H. W. Muckenfuss, and it became a family residence for the rest of the century. William G. Muckenfuss, who lived here beginning in 1876, was an executive in the phosphate firm of Pelzer, Rodgers and Company. H. W. Muckenfuss probably made the first changes to the house, including the 1840s style parapeted gable, and a later generation added the pedimented pressed window heads and made other alterations as well.”
Information from: The Buildings of Charleston – J.H. Poston – Author, for the Historic Charleston Foundation, 1997
Other sources of interest: Charleston Tax Payers of Charleston, SC in 1860-61 and the Dwelling Houses of Charleston by Alice R.H. Smith – 1917 The HCF may also have additional data at: Past Perfect and further research can be uncovered at: Charleston 1861 Census Schedule or The Charleston City Guide of 1872
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